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Small, nonfarm businesses in all 64 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

The Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center, or LA BEOC, an annex to the State Emergency Operations Center, is now activated to prepare for Mississippi River flooding and related impacts.

Michael Ricks, District Director of the U. S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Louisiana District Office, today reminded small business owners that the deadline to apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans as a result of the Deepwater BP Oil Spill is February 7, 2011.

The Small Business Administration is making economic injury assistance available in four Central Louisiana parishes

On Monday, May 18 at 11:30am, The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce is having a Strategic Luncheon, sponsored by Louisiana Homecare of Alexandria.

LED has established two new tools for Louisiana's hurricane-affected businesses to acquire information about available business recovery assistance.

Small businesses may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) of up to $1.5 million to help meet financial obligations

The Workforce Operations Department of the Rapides Job Center has received a sizable National Emergency Grant (NEG) to assist businesses

The final deadline to register for FEMA and SBA assistance is April 10, 2006.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) are asking displaced Louisiana residents ...